In Mary Zimmerman’s METAMORPHOSES, the ancient and the contemporary collide to create a magical timelessness of mythic proportion. As each tale gracefully unwinds, the resiliency of the human spirit and the transformative power of love are revealed. Set in and around a large swimming pool, these stories — including those of King Midas, Orpheus and Eurydice, and Baucis and Philemon — make a big splash as they are brought to life by a team of 12 actors, gracefully changing roles throughout the play. Turbulent and hopeful, METAMORPHOSES is commanding storytelling.

• What: METAMORPHOSES
  Based off the myths of Ovid
  Written and originally directed by Mary Zimmerman
  Guest directed by Christina J. Moore
  With Annie Suite
  Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
• When: Nov. 10–21, 2004
  Wednesday–Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.
• Where: Mary Moody Northen Theatre
  St. Edward’s University
  3001 South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78704
• Tickets: $12 and $10
  Box Office: 512-448-8484
  For mature audiences

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre of St. Edward’s University offers one of the only pre-professional undergraduate theater program of its kind in the United States. Designed for the student-artist, the program offers theater-based academic training with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum.

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward’s University has been named as one of America’s Best Colleges for 2005 by U.S. News & World Report and was selected by The Princeton Review for inclusion in the guide “Colleges with a Conscience.” St. Edward’s is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of approximately 4,650 students located in Austin, Texas.

Contact:  
Annie Suite
512-448-8483
annies@admin.stedwards.edu